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KORN To Record 'Unplugged' Set At MTV Studios Tomorrow

According to the Brazilian EMI Music web site, KORN will perform an acoustic set tomorrow (Saturday, December 9) at the MTV studios in the heart of New York City (Times Square). This will mark KORN's second-ever televised acoustic performance, following the band's appearance on ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel L...

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BACKMASK Releases Debut Album, Seeks Permanent Drummer

Santa Barbara, California-based melodic death metal group BACKMASK has just released its debut album, "Dark Fiber". With their heavily Scandinavian-influenced sound, BACKMASK has secured a loyal following in their home state since their inception. BACKMASK began in 2001 when vocalist/guitarist Shane...

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METALLICA To Begin Recording New CD Next Month; Studio Photos Available

A bunch of new photos of METALLICA rehearsing and writing material for its upcoming album have been posted online at this location (courtesy of trailblazer666). METALLICA has more than two dozen song ideas ready for the follow-up to 2003's "St. Anger", which it expects begin recording next month for...

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METALLICA Video Collection In The Pipeline For A While

Launch Radio Networks reports: METALLICA released its first-ever collection of all its music videos, called "The Videos 1989-2004", yesterday (Tuesday, December 5). The DVD contains all 21 of the band's videos, from 1989's "One" to 2003's "Some Kind of Monster", along with a few bonus features. Drum...

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NICK OLIVERI: New Video Interview Available

FaceCulture spoke to Nick Oliveri just before his gig in the Patronaat in Haarlem, the Netherlands. Nick discussed QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, Josh Homme, the possibility of a reunion, KYUSS, MONDO GENERATOR, his divorce and lots more. Watch the interview in seven parts at www.faceculture.nl. Since his...

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JON OLIVA'S PAIN: More Tour Plans Revealed

Riding the highly successful wave from the CD release "Maniacal Renderings" by JON OLIVA'S PAIN, SAVATAGE mastermind Jon Oliva and company are now deep into their aggressive tour plans for 2007. JON OLIVA'S PAIN has announced its partnership's with Dragon Productions, the metal division of A.S.S. Co...

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KORN Frontman Issues Songwriting Update

KORN frontman Jonathan Davis has issued the following update: "We have been hard at work with our new album. Things are going really good; a lot of great ideas goin' on. We are in the process of fine-tuning the songs we got and after the first of the year we start working with [producer] Atticus ...

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MEGADETH Mainman: Argentina Concert 'Was One Of The Greatest Nights Of My Life'

MEGADETH and Image Entertainment have confirmed the March 6, 2007 release of "That One Night: Live In Buenos Aires" live DVD. The show was filmed live at Obras Stadium, Buenos Aires, Argentina on October 9, 2005 before a rabid audience of over 25,000 fans. The 90-plus minute film features songs enco...

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SKID ROW Bassist On New Album: 'We Weren't Writing For The Record Company'

George Dionne of Rock Is Life recently conducted an interview with SKID ROW bassist Rachel Bolan. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Rock Is Life: I'm really digging the new SKID ROW record "Revolutions Per Minute". Stylistically and compositionally, it's more of a mixed-bag than your previo...

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MEGADETH: 'That One Night: Live In Buenos Aires' Artwork Revealed

According to a posting on the MEGADETH fan site Rattlehead HQ, Image Entertainment's web site has updated to show the front cover of the upcoming live DVD and CD from MEGADETH. Entitled "That One Night: Live In Buenos Aires", the disc was filmed at Obras Stadium, Buenos Aires, Argentina on ...

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HELION Featured On Next 'Heavy Karaoke' DVD

Finnish melodic metallers HELION will have their brand new song "Devil's Tattoo" (download mp3) featured on the next installment of the "Heavy Karaoke" DVD series. The as-yet-untitled disc will feature 14 unsigned heavy metal and hard rock bands performing a total of 16 songs. Each cut will be prese...

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ANGER AS ART Mainman: 'There Is A Certain Emotion That Only Thrash Can Get To'

Diesel of www.thrashunlimited.com recently conducted an interview with mainman Steve Gaines of Los Angeles thrashers ANGER AS ART. The following is an excerpt — discussing the link between thrash and being angry; "There is a certain emotion that only thrash can get to. Don't get me wrong, I love dea...

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A&E Orders 20 More Episodes Of 'Gene Simmons Family Jewels'

Variety.com reports that A&E has greenlit a second season of Gene Simmons' reality-TV show "Gene Simmons Family Jewels". The cable channel has begun production on 20 one-hour episodes for a premiere sometime in 2007. A&E had ordered a 13-episode first season. "Family Jewels" delivered an ave...

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AFTER FOREVER: Photos of FLOOR JANSEN's Appearance At 'Games In Concert' Posted Online

Photos of AFTER FOREVER vocalist Floor Jansen singing the tracks "Today" from JUNKIE XL and "Sound of Wind" from the game Final Fantasy during her appearance at the Games In Concert event with the Dutch Metropool Orchestra in Utrecht, Holland on November 26 have been posted online at this location....

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MASQUERADE, SEVENTHSIGN, GODYVA, GOLEM Featured On Free Downloadable Compilation

Razar Ice Records has released a free downloadable 15-track compilation, titled "Songs from the Crypt". The collection features tracks from artists signed to the label, including Albuquerque-based progressive metal band SEVENTHSIGN (featuring Gregg Analla, renowned vocalist of SLAVIOR and formerly o...